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Install bitcoind on CentOS 6.5

##RPM Packages##

sudo yum install qt-devel protobuff-devel qrencode-devel

##Switch to user bitcoind##

sudo useradd bitcoind
sudo su - bitcoind
mkdir bitcoind
mkdir bitcoind/deps
mkdir bitcoind/downloads

##Berkeley DB 4.8##

cd bitcoind/downloads
wget http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.tar.gz
tar zxvf db-4.8.30.tar.gz
cd db-4.8.30/build_unix
../dist/configure --prefix=/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps --enable-cxx
make && make install

##OpenSSL##

cd /home/bitcoind/bitcoind/downloads
wget https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz
tar zxvf openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz
cd openssl-1.0.1g
./config --prefix=/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps --openssldir=/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps/openssl -fPIC shared
make && make install

##Boost##

cd /home/bitcoind/bitcoind/downloads
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.55.0/boost_1_55_0.tar.bz2/download -O boost_1_55_0.tar.bz2
tar jxvf boost_1_55_0.tar.bz2
cd boost_1_55_0
./bootstrap.sh
./b2 --prefix=/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps link=static runtime-link=static install

##Bitcoind##

cd /home/bitcoind/bitcoind/downloads
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
cd bitcoin
git checkout v0.9.1 -b v0.9.1
./autogen.sh
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps/lib LIBS='-lssl -lcrypto' CPPFLAGS=-I/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps/include LDFLAGS=-L/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps/lib SSL_CFLAGS=-I/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps/include SSL_LIBS=-L/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps/lib CRYPTO_CFLAGS=-I/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps/include CRYPTO_LIBS=-L/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps/lib ./configure --prefix=/home/bitcoind/bitcoind --with-boost=/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps
make
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/bitcoind/bitcoind/deps/lib ./src/bitcoind

##References##

@axelay
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axelay commented Apr 24, 2014

Thanks that was exactly what I was looking for.
I had to make a slight change to the LIBS because the compiler kept complaining about an issue with clock_gettime:
LIBS='-lssl -lcrypto -lrt'

@nomore85
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When I try this command:
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
I got error, command not found

@jdrews
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jdrews commented Jul 27, 2015

@nomore85: you need git installed.
yum install git

@diegovdev
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at first step when isntalling RPM packages, shouldn't protobuff-devel be actually protobuf-devel (only one F)??

@cosmoarunn
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cosmoarunn commented Apr 12, 2017

./src/bitcoind: error while loading shared libraries: libdb_cxx-4.8.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I followed the some solutions listed here bitcoin/bitcoin#2998
still getting the same.
what to do with this error?

@Perlover
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Perlover commented Jun 7, 2017

Hi, All!

I wrote my Makefile with ready solution for CentOS
There is Bitcoin Core 0.14.1 version with UASF enforce-patch
But you can easy to edit other (to original Bitcoin Core) repositary and install your Bitcoin Core

https://github.com/Perlover/bitcoin-uasf-makefile

Best regards, Perlover

@amanshukla0903
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you might need a package name yum install gcc-c++ while installing this so kindly install this package also

@golife-sysop
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Hi @janx : Thanks a lot, this really helps!!! 👍 🙏 I cross-posted your gist with Chinese 🇹🇼 translation, and with some relevant latest updates as well. See : https://gist.github.com/golife-sysop/183571cb28d0a8965a1739c36e92c807 🙂

@MrMebelMan
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MrMebelMan commented Nov 19, 2018

Hi @janx, I've refactored this crazy oneliner and moved the configure and bitcoind executions to a separate line.
I hope now it's obvious what the code does :)
I've also added automake package, which satisfies requirements for autogen.sh, and the -y parametr to yum.

My revision is available here, it would be great if you apply them :)

Also, all the software versions here are CRITICALLY outdated. For example, bitcoin's version here is v0.9.1, and latest stable is v0.14.3 😱
Your gist is (was?) very popular, so please update them ASAP:exclamation:

Thanks!

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